In an effort to help our children find their place in and feel secure within their community while raising visibility and understanding of our younger members of society, we aim to initiate and participate in local cultural events.

Additionally, as parents of young children, we want to keep our network of support and friendship strong and ever-growing. We hope to create opportunities for families and parents to learn and play together, as well as possibilities for parents to enjoy some time on their own.

We look forward to hosting and participating in events within Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, and all of Northern California…stay tuned and please keep us posted as well!

*6/4: Please join us for our 2nd Annual Art from the Start art show and garden sale at the Chroma Gallery in the SofA arts district. Our biggest event of the year, showcasing the children’s work from the Studio and Garden, while benefiting the growth of our school and beautification of our community…please come support and enjoy…spread the word!

*11/18: Parent Ed. Night! Jennifer Monin, a specialist in Herbal Medicine, Acupuncture and Yoga from Farmacopia will be joining us to share tips, recipes and strategies on how to keep our families (naturally) healthy during this cold and flu season.

*9/15: Please participate in our first Dine & Donate fund raising event of the year! Print up this flyer and present it all day at Mary’s on Summerfield, and Mixed Greens gets 20% of your tab…spread the word! Current MG Parents: Please meet us in the party room at 6:00pm for our first Parent Planning Meeting!

*7/21: Mixed Greens Market!!9-2 Join us for a huge multi-family Rummage Sale, Awesome Prize Raffle, Bake Sale & Lemonade Stand, Local Artisan Tables, Face Painting, and Mini-Gold by Russ Scarola! Fun for all, and all benefits going to Mixed Greens program expansion and Teacher Retention. Come play with and support us!!

*7/13: Officer Jennifer Jones from the SRPD visits Mixed Greens to show us that a girl can do a tough job, as well as teaching us about police work and safety issues!

*6/20: Mixed Greens Summer Solstice Salad Party…Kick off Summer with us at Fresh Choice Santa Rosa! Enjoy a healthy meal while also raising funds for Teacher Retention and Program Expansion. Dinner Dance Party on the patio from 6-8 with live music by Rondre!

*Hands on Snakes visits Mixed Greens! Come check out and learn about real live snakes! 10 am on Thursday, 6/28

*As we plant our garden, let’s go see agriculture in action on a Field Trip to Singing Frogs Farm in Sebastopol! Wednesday 3/21 @ 9:30am

* Time for a pre-Valentine date! Another Parents’ Night Out brought to you by our teachers! Friday 2/10, from 6-10.

* Join us for our first Parent Ed night of 2012, with Dr. Aaron Jacobson, teaching us about Ages & stages: Is That Normal?Friday, 1/20 from 6-8.

*Come celebrate a beautiful new year with us at our 2nd annual Mixed Greens Mixer Holiday Party!Saturday, 12/7 at 6pm

* Enjoy a Night Out on the Town while our teachers enjoy a night in with your kids! Friday, 12/9 from 6-10, Parents’ Night Out!

* Join us Thursday 11/17, from 6-8pm, for our first ever meeting of the Friends of Mixed Greens Parent Group!

*On Monday 11/14, at 10:30, we will be visited by a San Francisco Police officer! He will teach us about Police Work, Stranger Danger, and Weapon Safety.

*We’re SO Sonoma…Our first field trip this year is to Field Stone Winery, where the kids will get to see some grape-crushing, wine-making action! We will head to Healdsburg on Thursday 10/13 for the children to learn more about this vital aspect of the community that they live in.

*Join us for our First (& Most Important) Event this year: Light the Night!

Recognizing your spirit of awesomeness, and knowing how good it can feel to do something for others, I’d like to invite you to join and support Team Mixed Greens in the Light the Night Walk, benefitting the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, in Santa Rosa on October 15, 2011. This is a really magical event, in which participants carry illuminated balloons as they walk together to raise funds to fight against these diseases that affect patients of all ages (sadly including many young children). It is a really beautiful event, and one that the kids can feel very proud to be a part of. Jadon has been “walking” since he was 3 months old!

*In the spirit of the season, we will be revisiting Peter Pumpkin Patch in Petaluma on Thursday 10/27. We had so much fun last year taking tractor rides, milking cows, digging potatoes, and of course picking pumpkins, that we had to go again this year! In fact, our trip last year inspired us so much that we used the pumpkins from that farm to create our own little patch here at school!

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2010-2011 Events

*Let’s celebrate our first fabulous year of Mixed Greens together as we kick-off summer with a Family Movie Night on Saturday, July 30, outside on the Mixed Greens Playground! Potluck party begins at 5:30, movie begins at sunset. Enjoy the friends you’ve made, meet the friends who will be joining us soon!

*Come hang with us on Saturday, July 23, from 8:30-4:00, for our Mega Multi-Family Mixed Greens Garage Sale! All proceeds to benefit our Teacher Retention & Education fund (they, and your child’s education, are worth it!) Rummage sale, Face Painting, Bake Sale & Lemonade Stand, plus a Raffle for awesome prizes…a good time to be had by all! Come help us make it happen!

*Please join us for our most important Parent’s Ed Night yet! On Wednesday, July 13, from 6:15-8:00, Mill Creek Safety presents: Pediatric CPR and First Aid Training. Free to you, priceless to your children…Don’t miss it!

*We are proud to present the POSITIVE PARENTING PROGRAM (TRIPLE P) Social/Emotional Seminar Series this May!

Three Workshops for Parents with Children in Child Care

Parenting can be rewarding and enjoyable. It can also be demanding, frustrating, and exhausting.

WHAT: Three workshops – 1 ½ hours each

· Workshop 1: The Power of Positive Parenting gives parents skills to help their children learn and develop self-control through positive discipline. It also helps parents develop realistic expectations and learn about taking care of themselves.

· Workshop 2: Raising Confident, Competent Children includes strategies to help children learn respect, become independent problem solvers, and to get along with their friends.

* We are also planning a Family Field Trip to Singing Frogs Farm in Sebastopol on Saturday, May 14, from 10-12!

Paul, the farmer says: We’ll explore our chickens and duckies, our sheep and llama, the many insects, birds, turtles and other wildlife on the farm as well as the farm fields themselves! We’ll flexibly follow the energy of the preschoolers to see how long to take it.

As many of you know, I’ve always been interested in joining a CSA as a group. After our tour, the Singing Frogs farmers will explain and discuss this possibility with us as we share a picnic and a short seminar by Amy Hudgens (our Nutritional Consultant), regarding seasonal produce and recipes. The cost will be $15 per family

*First Ever Mixed Greens Mamas Night Out! Come hang with us on Wednesday, April 27, from 6:30-9, for Ladies’ Night at The Pottery Studio, on 4th Street in Santa Rosa! Contact Starr for more details.

*Join us Tuesday, February 15, as we get a visit from firefighters with their firetruck! It is so important for young children to understand that there is a real person (a mommy even) underneath all that sometimes scary firefighter gear, and to learn about fire safety, so please be there! We will begin at 10:15 in the classroom with a presentation by our fabulous firefighter, Tristan’s mom! Then, weather permitting, we will walk across the street to the parking lot of Doyle Park to check out the truck. If we get rained out (cross your fingers!), we’ll still meet in the classroom, but will save the truck for another time.

* On Wednesday, February 2, we will offer the first of our Parent Education Nights, an evening with Nutritional Consultant, Amy Hudgens. This should be a fun and informative event, and we hope to see you all there! Check the blog entry, Nutrition Night! yum. for full details!